Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Summary

Pieter Brueghel the Elder is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Breda^[2]. He was born on 1525^[3]. He died in Brussels^[4]. He died on September 9, 1569^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], printmaker^[7], and draftsperson^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,815 views/month, #6,081 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's place of birth was Breda^[2].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's place of birth was Bree^[10].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder passed away in Brussels^[4].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born on 1525^[3].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born on 1520^[11].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born on January 1, 1526^[12].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder died on September 9, 1569^[5].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder died on September 5, 1569^[13].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder is buried at Church of Our Lady of the Chapel^[14].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder was married to Mayken Coecke^[15].
• A child of Pieter Brueghel the Elder was Pieter Brueghel the Younger^[16].
• A child of Pieter Brueghel the Elder was Jan Brueghel the Elder^[17].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder held citizenship in Duchy of Brabant^[18].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder is identified as part of the Flemish people ethnic group^[19].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's professions included painter^[6].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's professions included printmaker^[7].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder worked as a draftsperson^[8].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's field of work was Renaissance painting^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Pieter Brueghel the Elder is Two Chained Monkeys^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Pieter Brueghel the Elder is Dull Gret^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Pieter Brueghel the Elder is The Peasant Dance^[23].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder was a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke^[24].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder is recorded as male^[25].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder's family is recorded as Brueghel^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1525^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1569-09-09^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 12648473-6eba-42b6-9b7d-4c5e729dc544^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Breda^[2], a city^[33], in Netherlands^[34] and Bree^[10], a municipality of Belgium^[35], in Belgium^[36]. Recorded date of birth include 1525^[3], 1520^[11], and January 1, 1526^[12]. Pieter Brueghel the Elder is identified as part of the Flemish people ethnic group^[19].

Education

Pieter Brueghel the Elder studied under Pieter Coecke van Aelst^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], printmaker^[7], and draftsperson^[8]. Pieter Brueghel the Elder's field of work was Renaissance painting^[20].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Two Chained Monkeys^[21], a painting^[38], founded in 1562^[39]; Dull Gret^[22], a painting^[40], founded in 1563^[41]; and The Peasant Dance^[23], a painting^[42], founded in 1568^[43].

Personal Life

Among Pieter Brueghel the Elder's spouses was Mayken Coecke^[15]. Children include Pieter Brueghel the Younger^[16], a painter^[44], 1564–1636^[45], of Habsburg Netherlands^[46], specialised in painting^[47] and Jan Brueghel the Elder^[17], a painter^[48], 1568–1625^[49], of Habsburg Netherlands^[50].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 9, 1569^[5] and September 5, 1569^[13]. Pieter Brueghel the Elder passed away in Brussels^[4]. He is buried at Church of Our Lady of the Chapel^[14].

Why It Matters

Pieter Brueghel the Elder ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,815 views/month, #6,081 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 144 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

He has been cited as an influence by Peter Paul Rubens^[53], a diplomat^[54], 1577–1640^[55], of Spanish Netherlands^[56]; William Hogarth^[57], a painter^[58], 1697–1764^[59], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[60], specialised in painting^[61]; Pieter Brueghel the Younger^[62], a painter^[63], 1564–1636^[64], of Habsburg Netherlands^[65], specialised in painting^[66]; Bill Tytla^[67], a character animator^[68], 1904–1968^[69], of United States^[70], awarded the Disney Legends^[71]; Adriaen van de Venne^[72], a painter^[73], 1589–1662^[74], of Dutch Republic^[75], specialised in painting^[76]; and Géza Vida^[77], a sculptor^[78], 1913–1980^[79], of Austria–Hungary^[80].

FAQs

Where was Pieter Brueghel the Elder born?

Born in Breda^[2], Pieter Brueghel the Elder…

Where did Pieter Brueghel the Elder die?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder passed away in Brussels^[4].

Who was Pieter Brueghel the Elder married to?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder's spouses include Mayken Coecke^[15].

What did Pieter Brueghel the Elder do for work?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder worked as painter^[6], printmaker^[7], and draftsperson^[8].

Who did Pieter Brueghel the Elder influence?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder has been cited as an influence by Peter Paul Rubens^[53], William Hogarth^[57], Pieter Brueghel the Younger^[62], and Bill Tytla^[67].